Cigarette-paper pack.



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L. THOMAS.

CIGARETTE PAPER PACKl APPLICATIGN FILED FEB. 9. 1915.

` provision of a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS THOMASOF HURRICANE, ALABAMA.

CIGARETTE-PAPER PACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea reinuary 9, 191s. seria; No. 7,161.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, LOUIS THOMAS, a citizen ofPrussia, residing at Hurricane, in the county of Baldwin and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Paper Packs, of which the followinor is aspeciication.

The invention relsates'to a cigarette paper carton, and more particularly to the class of cigarette paper packs.

The primary object of the invention is the pack wherein 'the cigarette papers Aare held fastened to the covering of the pack, and each paper carries a rolling strip which serves as a. mouth piece for the cigarette on the rolling of the tobacco within the cigarette paper, the rolling strip being permanently connected with the paper and also detachably connected within the covering for the pack in a novel manner.

Another object of the' invention is the provision of a pack of this character wherein the cigarette papers are mounted or carried therein in a novel manner so that each paper can be separated for the removal thereof in a convenient manner from the pack, and on the separation or removal of the cigarette paper it can be` conveniently rolled for the wrapping of tobacco therein to form a cigarette, the cigarette paper being provided with a mouth piece, and also affords saving of tobacco when forming the cigarette.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cigarette paper or pack of this character wherein the respective cigarette papers are held so as to prevent disarrangement thereof within the cover of the pack, and readily and easily accessible .for the removal of a single paper when desir.- ing to roll thecigarette, each cigarette paper being of the ordlnary well-known form but having connected thereto a rolling strip which enables'the easy and uick rolling of a cigarette for the making o? the same.

the provision of a cigarette paper pack which is simple in construction, novel in form, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing :-Figure 1 is aperspecy paper.

tive view of a cigarette paper pack con- Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the covering of Athe pack extended, with the cigarette papers fastened therein and held in order. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 Patented @15.4, 1916.

structed in accordance with the invention.

of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa perspective view showing the initial step in the rolling of the cigarette paper. Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating a still further step in the rolling operation. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the finished cigarette. i

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the c several views in the drawing. i -4Referring to the drawing inl detail, thev pack comprises a covering 10, preferably. made from relatively stiff paper, havingk crease or fold lines 11 arranged transversely of the cover for the'folding thereof, as shown `in Fig. 1 of the drawing, into compact form whereby. it may be conveniently carried within the pocket of the apparel of a user. Adapted to be inclosed within the cover is a plurality of cigarette papers 12, which are made from any suitable stock, and are of the ordinary well-known shape.

Secured to one 'end of each of the papers 12 is a rolling strip 13 having a `separable tab 14 for permitting the strip lto-be detached therefrom on the weakened line 15, the said strip being suitably pasted onto the end of the paper 12 to extend for a greater portion of the width thereof and at right angles to the longitudinal extent of the said The tabs 14 of the rolling strips are united together and to the inner side of the cover 10 in' any suitable manner so that they will be permanently fastened thereto, while the strips 13 will be loose or free for the convenient and quick detachment thereof from the tabs when a cigarette paper 12 is to be used for the making of a cigarette. The papers 12 are stacked one upon the other v with the rollingstrips 13 arranged on alter- A still further object of the invention isv nate papers 12 in spaced parallel rows, and in stacked relation toeach other.

Extending over the rolling strips13 is the stretch 16 of a flexible cord 17 which is passed around the longer edges of the cover 10 and is trained through suitable openings between the rowsof the strips 13 with its ends tied at 18 and extended lengthwise centrally of the cover 10 at the inner face thereof and fixed by the binding piece 19 to the cover onits inner face at the point indicated -cover the free ends of the papers 12 will overlap each other, thereby enabling the papers to be easilyand conveniently extracted when it is desired to use" the same for the making 0f a cigarette.

In the use of the pack, the cover 10 is unfolded for exposing the .papers 12, and the outermost paper is removed by grasping thev rolling strip 13 connected thereto and `de taching it onthe weakened line 15 from the tab 14. After the paper has been' removed the free end of the strip 13 is rolled as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, which shapes the paper 12 for receiving tobacco, and on the complete rolling of the strip 13 the cigarette is formed as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing. Tobacco is placed in the paper to extend onlybetween the strip and the free end of the'paper, thereby saving in the amount o-f tobacco used. On the complete rolling of the cigarette the strip 13 serves as a mouth piece. The outer edge of the rolled paper when serving as a wrapper is sealed by wetting the same in the ordinary well-known manner and the end twisted as usual to prevent the unwrapping of the cigarette when smoking the same.

It will be apparent that when the rolling. .strip 13 is formed into the mouthpiece the same will absorb nicotin or moisture while the cigarette is being smoked. The mouth piece prevents the entrance of the tobacco into the mouth during the smoking of the cigarette and especially when drawing thereon. W'hat is claimed is As an article of manufacture, a cigarette paper pack comprising a rectangular shaped In testimony whereof I afx my signaturel in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS THOMAS. Witnesses:

G. C. PARKER, BENNETT S. JONES. 

